Château Viella - Petit Manseng

Starting from Château Viella, a short route through vineyards and hillsides allows you to discover the surroundings of our vineyard.

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  • Mountain biking
    Activity: Mountain biking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.53 km
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 45 mins 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 179 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 186 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 242 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 120 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Viella (32400)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.600269° / W 0.12654°

  • ◶
    Type of surface:
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     20% Road  40% Byway  40% Path
  • ⇧
    Bike carrying: Not specified
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the route

Departure from the Château Viella reception area, free parking is available.

(S/E) From the car park, head away from the road and follow the path between the vineyards.

(1) Continue straight ahead to the end of the vineyards.

(2) Turn left. Cross the road (Chemin de Delalariou) and follow the path opposite.

(3) Cross the D136, taking the path opposite again, slightly to the right, and follow this same path through the vineyards.

(4) At the small tarmac road, take the path opposite and then the first right. Pass in front of the Domaine de Bernet, leave the path on your right and continue on your left, going around the lake on its right. Follow this path to reach the hamlet of Saint-Bénazit.

(5) At No. 1802 in the hamlet, turn right and continue to the next crossroads.

(6) Turn right and continue until you reach a three-way junction with a track on the left.

(7) Take the track on the left, pass two livestock buildings and then take the path on the left. Reach the village of Viella and enter it via Chemin de Mempay.

(8) At the end, take the road on the right, then quickly turn left onto Chemin de Bégour and join a path that descends alongside the vineyards.

(9) At the oak tree, turn left to climb up alongside the vineyards and pass to the right of the château. At the end of the grounds, turn right, descend to the tree house and turn right again, then left to reach the car park at the château reception (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 191 m - Reception car park - Château Viella
  2. 1 : km 0.17 - alt. 183 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 0.39 - alt. 163 m - T-junction at the end of the vineyards
  4. 3 : km 1.16 - alt. 161 m - Crossing the D136
  5. 4 : km 2.52 - alt. 149 m - Join the small tarmac road.
  6. 5 : km 4.32 - alt. 149 m - Saint-Bénazit
  7. 6 : km 4.94 - alt. 128 m - Fork in the road
  8. 7 : km 6.41 - alt. 171 m - Start of the path on the left
  9. 8 : km 7.87 - alt. 241 m - Village of Viella
  10. 9 : km 8.69 - alt. 189 m - Oak tree - Intersection
  11. S/E : km 9.53 - alt. 191 m - Reception car park

Notes

At Château Viella, from April 2022, you will also be able to hire an electric mountain bike and enjoy the full experience of this hike.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
Denis26
Denis26 ★

Thank you, Dominique, for these comments. I have just amended the description accordingly.

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domminque
domminque

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lack of maintenance and at point 5, I believe the path is closed, so continue on the road.

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domminque
domminque
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No landmarks along the route, so you have to constantly check the GPS to know where to go... At point 5, the route is blocked due to a chicken farm, so we continue on the road... Hike completed on 19 October 2025

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lousquarantapes
lousquarantapes

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Please note that during hot weather there is little shade at the foot of the vines!

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lousquarantapes
lousquarantapes

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

nothing to say

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lousquarantapes
lousquarantapes

Hike not yet completed, no review possible!
See you later.

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